Yunyi is now more than five months pregnant, but her belly is very different from that of a woman who is five months pregnant. The familiar feeling tells her that she is probably pregnant with twins again.
But she had only taken pregnancy pills before, so she didn't know if she would give birth to twins or male twins.
This had happened once before; she took a fertility pill but ended up having twins.
In another month, Yunyi will be able to take her own pulse and find out the sex of the fetus in her womb.
Recently, Yinxiang has been staying with his eldest nephew Honghui, fearing that his fourteenth brother might bully him without his knowledge.
Honghui had always been well-behaved, never complaining when he was bullied or teased. He was so focused on studying, learning, and practicing martial arts that he hadn't noticed these situations.
After Honghui's accident that day, Yinxiang learned that his nephew had been bullied by his fourteenth brother. He was also severely scolded by his ninth and tenth brothers for not taking good care of his nephew.
As the youngest of the brothers who was neither married nor attending court, he was entrusted with the important task of taking good care of his eldest nephew.
As a result, he failed in his duty and did not complete the task assigned by his brothers, causing his nephew to be bullied, and Yinxiang was scolded for several days.
So Honghui noticed that recently, his thirteenth uncle had been following him everywhere, almost inseparable from him.
Honghui found it amusing, knowing that his thirteenth uncle was concerned about him. He was a little awkward at first, but after trying to communicate with him, he couldn't "get rid" this uncle, so he simply let it go.
With Yinxiang around, it was indeed difficult for Yinzhen, his own uncle, to make a move. He could tease the fourth prince's son at will, but he dared not provoke the thirteenth prince, his somewhat reckless older brother.
Honghui also found that with his thirteenth uncle by his side, he indeed had far fewer troubles and his life became much quieter.
Yunyi knew everything that was happening around her son. After seeing that Honghui was alright, she was going to add some juicy gossip to Consort De's side.
The medicines given to Consort De before were all meant to disturb her mind and make her irritable, but because it was to be done discreetly, the dosages were very small, and the effects didn't seem very noticeable.
Now, taking it step by step, Yunyi will increase the dosage for Consort De to make her even less shrewd.
October is the Manchu people's grand festival, the Banjin Festival. On this day, a grand banquet is held in the palace, and Yunyi, who is pregnant, also has to enter the palace to participate.
Unlike in the past, this year, in addition to the prince, his wife, and the older princes and princesses, the Yongjun Prince's Mansion also has a new concubine, Lady Zhong.
Over the years, when attending banquets in the palace, Yinzhen was always accompanied by very few people, usually just his wife and a few children.
Compared to his brothers' wives and concubines, and their numerous illegitimate children, Yinzhen's family had the fewest members.
Even the concubines were only appointed this year; there had been none before.
Knowing that the Princess Consort was pregnant and inconvenient, Lady Zhong was very perceptive and took the initiative to take care of the eldest princess, the second princess, and the second prince, so that the Princess Consort only needed to take care of herself.
Yunyi was grateful for her thoughtfulness and smiled thankfully at her.
The fact that the primary wife and secondary wife of that family could get along so well is probably only possible in Yinzhen's harem.
Lady Tongjia was pleased to see that the mistress and the concubines got along well, and that there were few troubles in the inner courtyard. This made Yinzhen feel at ease when he was away.
Tongjia was completely satisfied and at ease with her daughter-in-law, Ulanara. Because of this, she really couldn't understand why Consort De always disliked her daughter-in-law so much.
Consort De was indeed very unhappy. The fourth prince and his wife were deeply in love and lived in harmony. They also got along very well with the concubines and secondary consorts in the harem.
Moreover, both Ulanara and Zhong were chosen by Tongjia, but the people she chose were not favored. The more Consort De looked at them, the angrier and more annoyed she became.
Why is the fourth prince so dissatisfied with himself? He doesn't even look at the people he chose, but he cherishes the people chosen by the Tongjia clan like treasures.
Ha! As expected, since he wasn't raised by his own parents, the fourth prince's heart is entirely with that slut, Tongjia Shi. I wonder who his father was.
The anger in her heart grew wildly like weeds, quickly filling Consort De's mind and making her increasingly irrational, increasingly...
Yunyi also noticed Consort De's unusual behavior. It seemed that her medicine was quite effective. Judging from Consort De's appearance, her emotions were extremely turbulent.
Today is an important banquet. If Consort De does something while in a daze, Emperor Kangxi will not forgive her.
Yunyi concealed the schadenfreude in her eyes while drinking water, waiting to see Consort De's fate.
After the banquet, everyone moved to the Imperial Garden to begin the next activity.
The men followed Kangxi in front, while Yunyi and the other women went to their respective mothers-in-law and served them respectfully.
A large group of people walked towards the Imperial Garden. Since it was a relaxing activity after the meal, the concubines were not so disciplined and chatted in twos and threes, which was very pleasant.
Yunyi followed Tongjia Shi at the front of the procession. According to their rank, Consort Wenxi and her daughter-in-law Borjigit Shi were beside her.
Because of her good relationship with her tenth brother, Yunyi also frequently visited Borjigit's residence, as well as her ninth brother's wife, Dong'e. The relationship between these sisters-in-law was very good.
At this moment, while Consort Tongjia and Consort Wenxi were talking, Yunyi and Consort Borjigit stepped back a few paces and joined in the conversation.
Borjigit looked at her fourth sister-in-law's protruding belly with some surprise. She had also given birth before, and Yinzhi's eldest son was born to her. So when she saw her fourth sister-in-law's rather large belly, she couldn't help but ask.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, are you pregnant with twins? Why is your belly so big all of a sudden?"
In the first three months, her belly wasn't showing, and by the fourth month, Yunyi's belly was still the normal size.
She was only in her fifth month of pregnancy when her belly grew rapidly, like an inflating balloon. No wonder Borjigit was so surprised after not seeing her for half a month.
When asked by her tenth sister-in-law, Yunyi smiled and, without trying to hide anything, explained directly.
"Yes, tenth sister-in-law has a good eye. The imperial physician just diagnosed that she is indeed pregnant with twins."
Borjigit's eyes showed more worry. Pregnancy was very dangerous for women in ancient times. If it was like this with one child, it would be even more dangerous with two.
Having married into the capital from the grasslands, Borjigit did not get along well with the women in the capital due to language barriers, except for her fourth sister-in-law who always took care of her.
Now that she heard that her fourth sister-in-law was pregnant with twins, Borjigit was happy but also worried. She held her fourth sister-in-law's hand and said many words of concern.
Yunyi was moved by her sincerity and listened attentively with her head down, showing no impatience whatsoever.
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